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Which of the following are square roots of the number below? Check all that apply.

289

A. 150
B. 88
C. -\[289^{1/2}\]
D. 17
E. -17
F. \[289^{1/2}\]

Answer :

Final answer:

The square roots of 289 are 17 and -17.


Explanation:

The square root of a number is a value that, when multiplied by itself, gives the original number. In this case, the number is 289.



  1. The square root of 150 is approximately 12.25.

  2. The square root of 88 is approximately 9.38.

  3. The square root of -289 is not a real number, since the square root of a negative number is imaginary.

  4. The square root of 17 is approximately 4.12.

  5. The square root of -17 is not a real number, since the square root of a negative number is imaginary.


Therefore, the correct answers are D. 17 and E. -17.


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